Press Release
I was proud to stand with other Congressional leaders today as the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, America’s highest civilian honor.
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the Protect American Jobs and Exports Act, a bill that will be introduced by Rep. Denny Heck to extend the Export-Import Bank's charter for seven years.
Today’s report by the Justice Department further demonstrates the Obama Administration’s commitment to advancing equality for same-sex spouses and their families.
I join in marking the seventieth anniversary of the enactment of the G.I. Bill, which helped millions of veterans of the Second World War afford higher education, attain homeownership, and train for civilian jobs in the post-war economy.
Fifty years ago, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were brutally murdered while trying to register African Americans to vote in Mississippi.
I join in congratulating Rep. Kevin McCarthy on his election as Majority Leader.
I join in marking the 149th Juneteenth and in celebrating the joyous news of emancipation received by those who had been held brutally and unjustly in bondage as a result of slavery in America.
Today’s first-ever White House Maker Faire and the announcement that federal agencies will be partnering with private companies to support innovators and entrepreneurs is a further demonstration of this Administration’s serious commitment to helping more businesses and workers Make It In America.
When American businesses and entrepreneurs innovate and make products here, the products that emerge change the world.
We have a real stake in this, a real interest in this. The question becomes, okay, what do you do?